WSL → “Weasel”
English reality: WSL stands for Windows Subsystem for Linux.
Nickname: Said quickly as “double-u S L,” it echoes weasel, so the meme stuck.
Spanish (El Salvador / Latin America): In El Salvador and many Latin American countries, the letter W is read as “doble be” (not doble u). So WSL is pronounced “doble be, ese, ele.”
SQL → “Sequel”
English reality: SQL stands for Structured Query Language.
Pronunciation: Both “S-Q-L” and “sequel” are used in English.
Spanish (LatAm): Most developers say it letter by letter: “ese cu e ele.” Bilingual teams sometimes mix in “sequel.”
Spec Kit → “Speckified” (Spooky Spell)
English reality: GitHub Copilot’s Spec Kit helps scaffold code from specs.
Community fun: Projects get “speckified,” a word that mischievously echoes “spookified.” Our playful mascot idea is a wizard enchanting a codebase: You have been Speckified!
Spanish (LatAm): Phonetically, SPEC is “ese, pe, e, ce.” In casual talk many devs just say “espec” (es-pek) to keep the pun alive.
Quick Reference (Latin American / El Salvador Spanish)
| Acronym | English Pronunciation | Spanish (LatAm / El Salvador) Phonetics | Nickname / Mascot |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSL | “double-u S L” (sounds like weasel) | “doble be, ese, ele” | Weasel |
| SQL | “S-Q-L” or “sequel” | “ese cu e ele” | Sequel Robot |
| SPEC | “spec” → “speckified” | “ese, pe, e, ce” (or “espec”) | Spec Wizard (spell) |
Why This Matters
These playful twists — weasel, sequel robot, speckified wizard — show how dev culture works:
- Acronyms turn into characters.
- English vs. Spanish pronunciations add layers of humor.
- Memes make otherwise dry tools easier to talk about.
Next time someone says their project is fully speckified on WSL with SQL, you might be hearing about a weasel, a robot, and a wizard casting spooky spec spells.
Related Links
VS Code – Let it Cook – Introducing Spec Kit for Spec-Driven Development! – Episode 13